Friday, June 5, 2015

Mumbai Tawa Pulao Recipe | Indian One Pot Meal | How To Make Tava Pulav

Tawa Pulao or Tava Pulav is a much sought after street food of Mumbai. A plateful of tawa pulao titillates the hunger pang with its colorful look. Spicy and crunchy to eat goes well for a day meal with an accompaniment of one's choice. I was introduced to this famous street food on my last trip to the city, where I had the opportunity to taste their signature street food. I took an instant liking towards this dish. Readily available vegetables and the quick preparation time is an add on.

The Churchgate area is lined with street vendors and lunch time is swarming with people. Armed with a huge iron griddle and a ladle the vendor rustles up Tawa Pulao in no time as most of the ingredients are the same as Pav Bhaji sans the Pav. Besides the vegetables Pav Bhaji masala is the main spice used.Ingredients:2 cups Basmati rice1/4 cup Green peas1/4 cup French Beans, chopped1/4 cup Carrot, chopped1/4 cup Capsicum, chopped1/4 Onion thinly sliced1/4 cup tomato, chopped1-2 green chilies chopped1 tbsp Cumin seeds2 tbsp Pav Bhaji malasa 2 tsp Ginger-Garlic paste1 tsp Turmeric powder (Haldi)1/2 tsp Red chilly powder if you like extra spicy rice2-3 tbsp ButterJuice of 1 lemonCoriander leaves for garnishing Salt to taste

Method:

Wash and soak rice for 20 minutes. This Tawa pulao is a quick fix if made with leftover rice. Otherwise cook 2 cups Basmati rice first in 4 cups of water in which do add a tbsp of oil and some salt. Cover and cook till the rice is 90 % done. Later fluff it up with a fork and keep aside to cool.

Heat butter in a pan or tawa, once it is hot add cumin seeds. When it begins to crackle add onions. Fry the onions until they turn translucent, then add ginger-garlic paste.

Saute for a minute on a low flame or till you get a nice aroma. Add french beans, carrot, capsicum and green peas in the same order. Fry until they are crisp.